Lekki Shooting: Judicial Panel Find Bullet Shells At Lekki Tollgate (Photos, Videos)
The judicial panel appointed by the Lagos State Government to investigate police abuses and the shooting at the Lekki toll gate has recovered bullet shells from the scene. Six shells were found Friday, 10 days after the shooting, officials confirmed. The Nigerian Army, accused of carrying out the attack believed to have killed at least two people, had initially denied its...
We’re Trying To Avoid 2nd Wave Of #EndSARS Protest – Chairman Northern Govs Forum
The Chairman of Northern Governors Forum says hands are on deck to engage Nigerian youths and avoid a second wave of #EndSARS Protest. Simon Lalong who is also the state governor of Plateau disclosed this in an interview with Channels Television on Monday. He said the plan to avoid the reoccurrence/ second wave of #EndSARS protest was agreed upon after a...
Lekki Shooting: Only Blank Bullets Were Fired At Lekki Tollgate – Army Insists
The Nigerian Army has insisted that only blank bullets containing gunpowder were fired at the Lekki Tollgate area of Lagos State on October 20. Commander of the 81 Military Intelligence Brigade, Brigadier Ahmed Taiwo, made this known on Saturday when he appeared before the Judicial Panel of Inquiry set up by the state government to investigate cases of police brutality. He...
I Still Carry Bullets On My Body – Lekki Shooting Survivor Cries Out
For survivors of Lekki Toll Gate shooting and their families, Tuesday, October 20 will remain etched in their memories for a long time to come. ADEBAYO FOLORUNSHO-FRANCIS returns to the hospital to see how those on admission are faring One of the survivors of the shooting that marred the #ENDSARS protest at Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos, Meshack Esanibi, says...
DJ Switch Will Be Exposed In Due Course, Says Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed on Thursday said DJ switch who live-streamed, on Instagram, the Lekki shootings of October 20 will soon be exposed for spreading falsehood. Obianuju Catherine Udeh, popularly known as DJ Switch, has left the country over what she has described as threats to her life. However, Mr. Mohammed at a press briefing on Thursday...
Soldiers Kept Dancing While Shooting Lekki Protesters – Petitioner
One Dabira Ayuku, who said she participated in the #EndSARS protest at the Lekki tollgate, has narrated how soldiers and policemen allegedly opened fire on and killed the Nigerian flag-bearing protesters on the night of October 20. In a petition she submitted to the Lagos State Panel of Judicial Inquiry probing the October 20 tollgate shooting, Ayuku wrote that “The...
We Stand By Our Report On Lekki Shooting – CNN
International Cable News Network, CNN, has declared it stands on its report on the alleged shooting of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers at Lekki toll plaza on October 20, 2020, despite criticism by the Federal Government. The report, it insisted, was “carefully and meticulously researched”. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, had accused the media organisation of “irresponsible journalism”, saying it...
CCTV Footage Of Lekki Shooting Confirms Timelines In Our Report – CNN
CNN has analysed closed-circuit TV, CCTV footage from Lekki tollgate to validate its investigation on military attack on #EndSARS protesters. Last week, CNN published an investigation alleging that the Nigerian army used live bullets on protesters during its intervention in the #EndSARS protest at Lekki tollgate in Lagos state. CNN said a forensic probe of the bullet casings recovered from the scene of...
Police Ask Court To Stop Probe Of Police Brutality By Judicial Panels
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking an order to stop the judicial panels of inquiry set up by state governors to probe allegations of police brutality and human rights abuses of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad and other police tactical units. The NPF, through their lawyer, Mr O. M....
#EndSARS: I’m Disgusted With CNN, BBC’s Coverage, Says Buhari
Since the second week of October, youths across the country led the #EndSARS protests which were peaceful gatherings to protest against police brutality and bad governance until October 20, 2020, when the Nigerian Army dispersed #EndSARS protesters with gunshots at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos. President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said the foreign press coverage of the recent #EndSARS...
